drift學測 L4KK [ˈdrɪft] ｜ /ˈdrɪft/
漂流；隨流移動·漫無目的地遊走·堆積物(如雪堆)·話語的大意；主旨·(價格等)緩慢浮動·語音／語意的演變
長篇閱讀常見，義項多元易混淆
The plastic bottle drifted slowly down the river with no clear direction.
那個塑膠瓶順著河水慢慢漂流，看不出要往哪裡去。
一個畫面：被風或水推移
順流漂走沒有動力，被水或風帶著移動
風吹堆積風把雪或沙堆成一座小丘
悄悄走偏話題、價格或語言慢慢偏離原本方向
義項
隨流漂走C1verb漂流；隨流移動
The wind pushed the small boat until it began to drift away from the shore.
風吹著小船，讓它漸漸漂離了岸邊。
drift awaydrift out to sea
遊走無方C1verb漫無目的地遊走
After he lost his job, he drifted from town to town looking for work.
他失業後，從一個小鎮漂到另一個小鎮找工作。
drift from job to jobdrift around
風雪堆積C1noun堆積物(如雪堆)
Wind pushed the snow into a tall drift beside the road.
風把雪堆成一座高高的雪堆，就在路邊。
a snow drifta sand drift
話題走位C2noun話語的大意；主旨
I missed a few words, but I got the drift of what she said.
我漏聽了幾個字，但抓到了她話裡的大意。
get the driftcatch the drift
股價浮動C2verb(價格等)緩慢浮動
The price of the stock kept drifting up and down all week.
那支股票的價格一整個星期忽高忽低。
drift updrift down
語音演變C1noun語音／語意的演變
Over many years, English has gone through a slow drift in pronunciation.
經過很長一段時間，英文的發音出現了緩慢的變化。
linguistic drifta drift in pronunciation
片語
drift off睡意襲來 →不知不覺睡著了
drift apart漸行漸遠 →感情逐漸變得疏遠
drift away隨流離去 →慢慢漂走或走遠
drift into不覺陷入 →沒察覺就進入某狀態
你會不會這樣說？
The boat began to ___ away from the shore because of the current. (drift / drive)
看答案
drift
drift 是被動隨風水移動，drive 是主動駕駛或推動，兩字拼法相近。
"I got the drift of what she said." 這裡的 drift 最接近：(A) 隨水漂流 (B) 話裡的大意 (C) 堆積的雪堆
看答案
(B)
此句形容聽懂的內容，對應「話語的大意；主旨」的義項。
字族
drifter 四處漂泊、居無定所的人・adrift 漂流不定的；迷失方向的